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Kuu · 22/05/2013 03:41 PM

(22/05/2013 02:46 PM)Barcelona Wrote: You're wrong. Name a modern OS that doesn't have a built in on screen keyboard. The xbox one is litterally forcing you to have the kinect plugged in. I understand where you're coming from with the keyboard thing, but it's not like the computer will refuse to function without a keyboard, and will accept any other compatible input media that is present (Like an OSK, or a voice to text engine, etc.) or will just boot up fine and dandy without any method of text input whatsoever. There is absolutely no reason to force the user to have the internet turned on at all times, or to have the kinect connected at all times. I know a few people who love halo, and play it on their xbox 360's, but have no internet, but it's OK, because the 360 wasn't so intrusive as to refuse to function properly without an internet connection at all times. Also, I don't think I've seen any current method of just "tossing game files onto a hard drive" and having the game work on current-gen consoles, so the "easy piracy" senario is a load of bullchocolate. You don't need online keys, or anything like that, security is fine as-is right now, and wee don't have an always-on internet. All this is not even to mention the internet bandwidth volcano that this console will eventually turn into.

I never said current. The One and the PS4 will allow games to be installed from a disc and then played on the console with no disc in the drive. So then what stops me from getting a disc from my friend (or renting it from the store or whatever), installing the game on my offline Xbox One, and then giving the game back? There is no record that I installed that game and I can now play it for free as long as my Xbox stays offline.

And I'll change the Keyboard/PC analogy to a Car and it's Engine. Car can't run without it''s engine. Car won't even start. You're right that it probably doesn't need to be required. Things can continue like the 360 and Kinect do now. But I also so no reason why it's a hassle to have it plugged in either.

The Kinect tracks the controllers and who is using them. So if I pass my controller to you to play, it changes to your profile, and when you pass it back to me I sign back in. It's probably going to be doing a lot more like measuring your fatigue when you're playing so it will warn you to pause, or other things like tracking your gaming habits. I see Microsoft as trying to move things forward. Unless you force people, a lot of the time they won't embrace new technology (like voice commands) that makes life easier out of pure stubbornness. Microsoft is taking a chance. They want you to forget about navigating the menu with remotes and buttons and just do what is natural.

Edit: Gizmodo just posted a nice article too on the design choices. This is what I like seeing. It's not "Here's another Xbox with more power". It's "Innovation over evolution". They are changing things up without going as dramatic as the Wii U, or as lacklustre as the spec-boosted PS4. They hit right in the middle.

http://gizmodo.com/xbox-one-all-the-nerd...-509381624

Same with the controller. They just changed just enough. At least they didn't go extreme (ala Wii U). And I personally believe if the motion tracking technology of the Kinect 1 was as good as it was, the Kinect 2 makes the trackpad on the PS4 outdated already. But I do commend Sony for keeping the controller simple. Again, a nice little article on the new tech in the One's controller. http://kotaku.com/the-tiny-cool-details-...-509188976

The rumble triggers also really impress me. Such a simple idea yet will make the controller fell completely different: http://gizmodo.com/xbox-one-controller-h...-509174701

I guess it's just human nature to get blinded by the negatives and not realize the things wee are missing.

One gripe I have with the console is the lack of the ability to play XBLA games I purchased on Xbox Live. I don't care about backwards compatibility on physical media, but I'm really disappointed that even digital media is not playable.

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